Month: January 2021

US Military Slams Chinese Flights Over South China Sea But Says They Posed No Threat

The U.S. military said on Jan. 29 that Chinese military flights in the past week in the South China Sea fit a pattern of destabilizing and aggressive behavior by Beijing but posed no threat to a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike group in the region. “The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group closely monitored all People’s…


Trudeau’s Basis for Proroguing Parliament Last Year Was ‘Purely Political,’ Committee Hears

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s motivation for proroguing Parliament last summer in the midst of the WE Charity controversy was for political reasons, a parliamentary committee meeting heard on Jan. 28. “The decision to prorogue … was purely for political reasons and not anything else,” said Conservative MP Tom Lukiwski, a member of the Standing Committee…


Vic State Government Has Issued a Million Travel Permits Since Mid December

The Victorian government has issued more than a million travel permits since virus border restrictions were imposed just over six weeks ago. As of January 30, 1,014,787 permits had been granted for travellers to enter Victoria, an average of almost fifteen permits for every minute of every day since restrictions were imposed on December 16….


Miniature Masterpieces Inspired by Iconography

Russian lacquerware developed in rural villages and formed a legacy of artists adapting local traditions to a new artistic medium.  The ornate papier-mâché treasures are decorated with detailed paintings of folk stories and fairy tales. Then they are lacquered and polished to a high sheen, giving them a charming, lifelike glow. The Museum of Russian…


‘Yes There Is An Enemy Within’: Rep. Marjorie Greene

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Saturday that America is facing “an enemy within.” She singled out socialist “America Last” policies—apparently referring to the opposite of former President Donald Trump’s America First agenda, in a string of Twitter posts. “Yes there is an enemy within,” she wrote. “And that enemy is a poisonous rot of…


CCP Virus Variant From South Africa Confirmed in Maryland: Authorities

The B.1.351 variant from South Africa of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus was confirmed to be in Maryland by Governor Larry Hogan on Jan. 30. State officials confirmed the variant’s existence in the state via their department of health after consulting the CDC. The virus strain is still under research and appears to be…


Orange County Reports Falling COVID-19 Hospitalization Numbers

SANTA ANA—Orange County reported 1,279 new cases of COVID-19 and 43 additional deaths Jan. 30, bringing the county’s totals to 231,036 cases and 3,018 fatalities. The number of coronavirus patients in county hospitals continued its downward trend, declining from 1,521 Friday to 1,442, with the number of patients in intensive care dropping from 426 to…


Crews Battle Flames, Cold, Wind in Huge Recycling Plant Fire

PASSAIC, N.J.—A massive fire engulfed a northern New Jersey recycling plant overnight and raged into Saturday as firefighters battled flames, frigid cold, and wind. Officials warned it could burn for days. The blaze broke out around midnight at the Atlantic Coast Fibers plant in Passaic, sending flames shooting into the dark as more than two…


CDC Requires Masks on Airlines, Public Transportation

ATLANTA—Travelers on airplanes and public transportation such as buses and subways will be required to wear masks starting next week to curb the spread of COVID-19. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC’s) issued a mask-wearing rule on Jan. 29 that builds on an order announced Jan. 21 by President Joe Biden. The…


CDC Requires Face Masks on Airlines, Public Transportation

ATLANTA—Travelers on airplanes and public transportation like buses and subways will be required to wear face masks starting next week to curb the spread of COVID-19. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a mask-wearing rule late Friday that builds on an order announced Jan. 21 by President Joe Biden. The rule “will…